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Fire season preparation

Reduce wildfire risk around your home with expert vegetation management and proactive tree and shrub care in Calgary, Kelowna, and Summerland.
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Wildfire preparedness starts with the trees, shrubs, and landscape surrounding your home

Wildfire risk isn't just about what's happening in the forest - it's about what's happening around your home. Embers can travel kilometres ahead of a fire and ignite materials in your yard, on your roof, or near your foundation.

The good news: small, targeted changes to your property can make a meaningful difference.

Bartlett's ISA Certified Arborists work across fire-prone communities in Alberta and British Columbia, providing professional, site-specific guidance.

Wildfire risk starts closer to home than you think

Wildfires behave differently near homes. It's not just flames; it's embers, radiant heat, and the materials surrounding your property that determine what happens next.

The area within approximately 30 metres of your home - often called the Home Ignition Zone - has the greatest impact on whether a home ignites during a wildfire.

When vegetation is dense, dry, or poorly maintained, it can act as fuel, allowing fire to move quickly from the surrounding landscape directly to your structure.

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Preparing your property makes a difference

By reducing fuel sources, improving vegetation spacing, and maintaining your landscape through the season, you can meaningfully lower the likelihood that fire reaches or ignites your home.

These approaches are grounded in guidance widely recognized across Canada - including the FireSmart® Canada program - and focus on practical, achievable steps homeowners can take over time.

How we prepare your property for fire season

Bartlett provides professional vegetation management and property care focused on practical, site-specific work that reduces fuel sources and supports a more fire-resilient landscape.

Our services include:

Property review and recommendations
A Bartlett Arborist visits your property, evaluates vegetation and fuel conditions, and provides clear, prioritised recommendations.
Vegetation management and fuel reduction
Strategic removal and thinning of trees, shrubs, and ground-level fuels to interrupt fire pathways and reduce overall risk.
Pruning and tree care
Lower branch removal, crown lifting, and spacing work that slows fire spread and reduces the risk of surface fires climbing into the canopy.
Plant and landscape guidance
Advice on species selection and placement, favouring fire-resistant plants and helping you phase out high-risk species over time.
Debris removal and seasonal maintenance
Clearing accumulated needles, leaves, branches, and other dry material that can serve as ignition points around your home.

We also work on larger-scale vegetation management and fuel reduction projects for municipalities, commercial properties, and infrastructure corridors.

Whether you're preparing a single residential property or looking at a broader site, the goal is the same: reduce risk and make smarter decisions before fire season arrives.

Bartlett does not provide official FireSmart assessments or certification, but our work is informed by and consistent with FireSmart Canada's recommended practices.